clamarvsclarearTell them apart

Which to use

“clamar” and “clarear” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,058
“clamar” frequency rank
#22,255
“clarear” frequency rank
61313
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature clamar clarear
Definition soltar vozes altas tornar claro

Where the eye mixes clamar and clarear

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
clamar
7 ch
clarear

Look-alike desk: clamar vs clarear

A purely visual mix-up. clamar (/klɐ.ˈmaɾ/) and clarear (/klɐ.ˈɾjaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

clamar is recorded at frequency rank #39,058, classified as averb, pronounced /klɐ.ˈmaɾ/. clarear is at rank #22,255, tagged as averb, pronounced /klɐ.ˈɾjaɾ/.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 61313, this pair ranks #7,193 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of clamar vs clarear

Shared letters: aclr. Private to "clamar": m. Private to "clarear": e.

"clamar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "clarear" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • clamarcalmar · cclamar · claamr · clamarr · clammar · clamra · cllamar · clmaar
  • clarearcalrear · cclarear · claerar · claraer · clarearr · clarera · clarrear · cllarear

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "clamar" and "clarear" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/klɐ.ˈmaɾ/ versus /klɐ.ˈɾjaɾ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "clamar" vs "clarear" - which ranks higher?
"clarear" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,255 in our Portuguese list, against #39,058 for "clamar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "clamar" and "clarear" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "clamar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "clarear" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #7,193 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "clamar" and "clarear" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clamar vs clonar". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #7,193 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list